Ushaw Historic House Chapels and Gardens

Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens is an arts heritage and events venue, just 4 miles from the historic city of Durham.

Ushaw was once a Catholic seminary, training priests for over two centuries from 1808 until 2011. In 2014, Ushaw opened to the public for the very first time and started a process of restoring it to its former glory.

Set in a five hundred acre estate, the glorious Georgian and Gothic Victorian buildings, with a wealth of architecture by the illustrious Pugin family, and a social and religious history which goes back to the Reformation, make Ushaw a unique tourist attraction in the North East of England.

Thousands of visitors come to see the nineteenth-century chapels and function rooms and to stroll around the beautiful formal gardens, as well to experience amazing exhibitions and wonder-filled events!

To learn more about Ushaw, please visit: ushaw.org

Ushaw offers a broad range of high quality volunteer roles and requires welcomers, stewards, tour guides, shop assistants, gardeners and maintenance support. Volunteers are fully supported in their work and receive a corporate induction and full training.


Ushaw Historic House Chapels and Gardens
pam@ushaw.org 07795 598916

Active opportunities

Welcomer Front of House and Patrol Steward

Langley Park  
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Steward

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Gardening Team

Langley Park  
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Heritage Preservation Volunteer Team

Langley Park  
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                    contactPerson:  'Pam  Lovell',
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                      'We  are  looking  for  reliable  and  able  volunteers  with  a  range  of  general  and  specific  maintenance  skills  to  assist  us  in  preserving  this  important  aspect  of  Durham’s  heritage.  Duties  may  include  minor  roof  repairs,  electrical  work,  plumbing  and  heating,  remedial  attention  to  stonework  and  interior  and  exterior  painting  and  decoration.  There  may  also  be  opportunities  to  contribute  to  exhibition  installation  and  display.',
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